Burger Assistant (Gluten Free)

Burger Assistant with Sweet Potato Noodles

"I don't know why they call this stuff Hamburger Helper. It's just fine by itself, huh? I like it better than Tuna Helper myself. Don't you, Clark?"  - Cousin Eddie, National Lampoon's Vacation

There must be millions of people who think highly of boxed noodles and sauce because it has been jumping off grocery store shelves and into consumers' carts for years. It is easy. Full of questionable things, but easy. This real-food version is pretty darned easy, too:

First, pick your noodles. If you are in a hurry, you can cook up store-bought noodles. If you have an extra, say, fifteen minutes, you can fix up:

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When put the water on for noodles, make the sauce. Note that grassfed beef is leaner than regular, store-bought beef, so you will not need to pre-brown it and drain off grease. If you do pre-brown the beef, mix the cold milk and tapioca starch together before stirring it in.

Stir these ingredients together in a large pan:

1 pound grassfed ground beef
1 cup milk
2 tbsp tapioca starch
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tbsp parsley flakes
1/4 tsp salt (or more to taste after cooking)

Stirring periodically cook everything together until the meat is cooked through and the sauce is thick. Allow at least fifteen minutes.

Add the cooked, drained noodles and stir them together. Cook together until the sauce is bubbly, then serve.


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I shared this recipe with Make Your Own Monday, Homestead Barn Hop, Hearth and Soul Hop, Real Food Wednesday, Simple Lives Thursday the HomeAcre Hop,  Fight Back Friday,  Fat Tuesday,  Allergy Free Wednesday and Gluten Free Wednesday.


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